173rd Street & 104th Avenue
The three-way junction of 173rd Street and 104th Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. It is 400 feet to the 173rd St Playground. The nearest bus stop, Liberty Av/173 St, is 580 feet away for the Q42 and Q83, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Liberty Av/173 St, 580 feet away, for the Q42 and Q83.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Liberty Av/173 St Q42, Q83580 feetQ42 Q83
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
- Q83 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11433
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 41 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 1 swimming pool
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Detective Keith L Williams Park40 feet
- 173rd St Playground400 feet
- Trees of Life Organic Garden550 feet
Community centers and public services
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center540 feet
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool540 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 173rd Street & 105th Avenue 250 feet
- 173rd Street & 103rd Road 260 feet
- 173rd Street & 106th Avenue 500 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 173rd Street 530 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 175th Street 690 feet
- 104th Avenue & 177th Street 700 feet
- 175th Street & Douglas Avenue 840 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 172nd Street 880 feet
See every intersection along 104th Avenue or 173rd Street.